Emergency contacts in France
Emergency numbers in France
Healthcare notes
Healthcare is excellent and relatively cheap. Pharmacies (green cross) can treat minor issues without GP visit.
Major embassies in France
Verify addresses on the official embassy site before traveling — embassies move occasionally.
⚠ Common scams & risks
Petition/ring scams in Paris tourist areas, gypsy 'gold ring' finders, taxi over-charging from CDG — use Uber or the official taxi line (fixed rate to city).
Before you go
- Save your embassy's contact in your phone before you travel — country code + number.
- Register your trip with your government if you're a US citizen (STEP — step.state.gov), UK (FCDO advice), or Australian (Smartraveller). Free, takes 5 min.
- Take photos of your passport and store them in cloud + email it to yourself. Replacements are much faster with a copy.
- Travel insurance with medical evacuation — check the coverage limit. $100,000+ medical, $250,000+ evacuation are the realistic minimums for serious incidents abroad.
- Know the difference between the police and tourist police. When dealing with regular police in a non-English-speaking country, ask for someone who speaks English (or your language) — many will have a translator on call.